Film editors dwight caldwell, earl turner written by victor mcleod, leslie swabacker, harry l. As with the tv shows, i am not going to give tv serials like this a rating as such, as compared to movies nowadays i think any rating would be quite irrelevant. Batman 1943 episode 1 the electrical brain youtube. Batman 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Batman is notable for being the first appearance on film of batman and for debuting serial story details that quickly became permanent parts of the batman comics mythos. Very interesting original batman battling the new order or as it is called today the new world order. The first ever appearance of batman on film was in this 15 part tv serial from 1943. The 1943 serial was made only four years after the original batman comics came out, and its the first appearance of the character in film.
Batman, the 1943 serial 04 slaves of the rising sun. Most critics will say that the 1943 serial is superior to the 1949 one, even if it was made with less money. Batman was played by lewis wilson, and his sidekick robin was played by douglas croft. Directed by lambert hillyer and starring lewis wilson. Discovering the batman serial and the strip cartoon at the age of eight must have shaped warped. The batman 1943 trailer first ever live action batman.
A visual guide to all 37 villains in the batman tv series. The emotion is high here also, thanks to the performances and of course, writing involved in the serial. The 1943 serial collection on dvd 043396119291 from sony pictures home entertainment. Each episode ran about 25 minutes and would be shown weekly in. It seems to be complete along with the racist material.
Their most recent series is batman, a 1943 15chapter telling of superhero adventure based on the batman comic magazine feature appearing in detective comics and batman magazines. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The episodes are presented in full frame, as intended. These serials, per their name, would be one in a part of several shorts in a full series and put together would play like a feature film. I cannot recommend batmans 1943 serial enough, this is a well crafted serial and even if youre not a serial fan, youll love this one. Japanese spymaster prince daka operates a covert espionage organization located in gotham citys nowdeserted little tokyo which turns american scientists into pliable zombies. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love interest, and william austin as alfred the film is notable for being the first filmed appearance of. The rest of the episodes were restored as much as possible, with the result being solid pictures and good sound. It just seemed to be a series of uninteresting episodes and stock footage thrown together. Batman 1943 complete 15 episodes tv serial 2 dvds approx 4.
Like most other serials, these were lowbudget affairs that were run once a week, featuring cliffhanger type endings to draw audiences back for the next installment. The final episode, batman victorious, was released with commentary on september 19, 2014. May 06, 2018 season 1 episodes, 14, season 2 episodes 35, 36 screen and stage veteran david wayne played the mad hatter in four episodes spread over two seasons of batman. Carol naish, has enlisted a number of 5th columnists to subvert american interests, on u. A movie serial was a short onereel film that would play in front of the feature film. Batmans first bigscreen appearance came in a 1943 serial by columbia. The 1943 batman serial airing on tcm comics worth reading.
The film is notable for being the first filmed appearance of. This 15part, saturday matinee serial was the first liveaction interpretation of the comic strip. The 1943 batman serial airing on tcm on saturday mornings, turner classic movies shows serials, short episodic movie chapters, at a rate of one installment a week. The plot is based on batman, a us government agent, attempting. Listen to holy batcast the all batman podcast episodes free, on demand. Batman ties them to a street lamp and places a call to captain arnold of the gotham city police department. Batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures. The credit for the first onscreen batman was these 1943 movie serials. In the days before television when movie theaters provided the only audiovisual. The thugs bear bat batman and robin nab the last two members of the collins gang. Staring shirley patterson, douglas croft, lewis wilson and j.
It starred lewis wilson as the caped crusader and douglas croft as robin. As with the tv shows, i am not going to give tv serials like this a rating as such, as compared to movies. Batman and robin nab the last two members of the collins gang. The first episode is depressingly grainy and terminally contrasty in some scenes, such as the first establishing shot of batman sitting at a boring desk amid a bunch of bats in the bat cave. The batman serial had a different one sheet for each chapter but the only change would be the center image advertising the chapter title and the photograph that sometimes went with it. Lewis wilson in batman 1943 douglas croft and lewis wilson in batman.
Following up on the popular 1943 film serial the batman, this 15part serial is about a nefarious masked figure called the wizard, who swipes a diamondpowered remote control device that renders all of gotham citys machines immobile. He assures another reader that daka has vowed to return in search of more weapons technology. Batman was a 15chapter serial released in 1943 by columbia pictures. Batmans first bigscreen appearance came in a 1943 serial by columbia pictures, who produced another in 1949. Rounding out the cast were shirley patterson as linda page bruce waynes love interest, and william austin as alfred. Personally, i find the 1949 version more enjoyable and better produced, but thats not to say that the 1943 version isnt a hoot. Serial devotees seem mostly divided when comparing the 1943 and the 1949 batmans. In addition to their comics appearances, they segued into movie theatres in two serials, batman 1943 and the new adventures of batman and robin 1949, and gueststarred on several episodes of the radio program the adventures of superman in the mid1940s. Batman or the batman is a 1943 blackandwhite 15chapter theatrical serial from columbia pictures, produced by rudolph c. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Thats one of the reasons batman is a top ten serial, imho, it can be watched again and again, with no loss of enjoyment.
Buy batman and robin, season 1 microsoft store enca. Batmans first movie was a wwii antijapan serial video. For most uninitiated in batman, the camp stylings of adam west and burt ward of the 1960s was not the first time weve seen the bat on screen. Arnold and several officers arrive on the scene to arrest the men, but batman and robin are long gone. Andy and brendan go back, way back, the batman and robins very first live action appearance in the 1943 black and white serial, batman. Batman, the complete 1943 movie serial collection batman. Filmed at the height of the second world war, this serial originally featured a large amount of racist dialogue. Batman adaptations are generally regarded as taking place in universes separate from those of the comics. Aside from being openly racist and comically jingoistic, the 1943 batman serial is a fun relic because of its serial format. With robert lowery, johnny duncan, jane adams, lyle talbot. The batman an evening with batman and robin 1943 rotten. Mar 22, 2016 aside from being openly racist and comically jingoistic, the 1943 batman serial is a fun relic because of its serial format.
Carrol naish played the villain, an original ch aracter named dr. Timeline of the films, tv shows inspired by the comic. Jul 19, 2012 the 1943 serial was made only four years after the original batman comics came out, and its the first appearance of the character in film. The caped crusaders versus the wizard, blackhooded mastermind. The 1949 serial was a more of a gangster story spiced up with a colorless supervillain the wizard. Batman, the 1943 serial 03 the mark of the zombies. Batman and robin battle spymaster prince daka who runs a covert espionage organization located in gotham citys nowdeserted little tokyo which turns american scientists into pliable zombies. This is a 2 disc set containing all 15 episodes of the original batman 1943 theatrical series including teasers. Columbias twodisc set of batman the complete 1943 movie serial collection looks okay after a very bad start.
Jul, 2012 the credit for the first onscreen batman was these 1943 movie serials. Broadcast paused in august in favor of alternate programming, but resumed in september. This one shows hints of the batman action to come in the late 60s. Carrol naish played the villain, an original character named dr. Batman the 1943 serial collection dvd, 2005, 2disc. Flothow, directed by lambert hillyer, that stars lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as his sidekick robin. The 1943 batman movie serial, starring lewis wilson as the batman and lewis croft as robin, is definitely one of my favorites movie serials. Daka was batmans only villain all 15 chapters of the serial revolved around. A nefarious japanese patriot living in gotham has invented a ray gun that can blow shit up good. A movie serial was a short onereel film that would play in front of the. Jan 31, 2011 batmans first bigscreen appearance came in a 1943 serial by columbia pictures, who produced another in 1949. Season 1 episodes, 14, season 2 episodes 35, 36 screen and stage veteran david wayne played the mad hatter in four episodes spread.
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